There is a picture
of a man in a crowd, black and white,
taken when Europe stood
once more
on the precipice of age old
and defiant war, when the man
in the comedy moustache, Chaplin like stance
a true ragged disease and blot,
but without the humour
of the boy and the subtle refrain
of the decorator of Vienna,
raged for destruction, raged for annihilation,
with frenzied fury and dire plans of Mercury
filled wrath, rage it is all the rage;
the man in the photograph, Chaplin out of sight,
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9.5 out of 10
Game of Thrones is a third-person episodic adventure game available from retail stores and for download from the PlayStation Store for the PS4 and PS3. Game of Thrones originated in 1996 when a critically acclaimed and award winning book by George R. R. Martin titled A Game of Thrones was published. HBO adapted the story arc became a major success and a huge attraction for the HBO network with record viewing figures seemingly increasing for each of its 10 episode seasons.
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Cast: Marni Stanley, Anthony Devine, Abby Bush, Amy Dalton, Samantha Westwell, Sara Chadwick, Rebecca Barrett, Olivia Grace, Nadine Cullen, Harvey Fitzpatrick, Georgia Rooney, John O’Grady, Thomas Dalton, Kaylee-Ann Meredith, Peter Shock, Mark Harper, Georgia Wills, Christopher Hird, John Dixon, John McGee, Sophie Powell, Ashley Male, Amy Allen, Liam-Powell-Berry.
The power of a play rests in the hands of those who contribute to it long after the author’s death. The command of its direction, the will to continue to shape modern thought offers energy in the very best of productions and arguably continues to place dynamism into the words of plays, including perhaps one of the very finest of the 20th Century, Arthur Miller’s The Crucible.
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Cast: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Kyle Chandler, Jake Lacy, Sarah Paulson, John Magaro, Cory Michael Smith, Kevin Crowley, Nik Pajic, Carrie Brownstein, Trent Rowland.
Such was the shape of the world in the 1950s that it was easier to mention in homes up and down the American political highway the issues surrounding Communism than it was to talk openly about the love shared between two women, that the so-called threat of Communism could be seen as a driving force of debate and yet to be a lesbian was something that was swept under so many carpets that it enjoyed an abundance of innuendo and implication.
She should have considered crucifixion,
self induced thirst for the sorrow
of a Winter’s passing, the bleeding of snow
upon the higher ground of a December
day, the pitying cries of the lost and lonely
applauding her angelic face
and the darkness of spite, sacrificed, despotic
craving that lay in her bloated heart
and which would, in time
give birth as it ripped apart
to a black bulbous spider
eating away at the Winter Bride’s soul.
She should have considered crucifixion,
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There should always be a part of the day, no matter for how long or where it takes place, that to give thanks, to be Grateful, should be insisted upon as a rite of keeping in touch with our basic humanity. Instead of the ever-increasing demanding shouts of “This is my right, I know what my privileges are and I want them”, perhaps the long lost art of appreciating even the smallest gesture of good-will, the nod from a passing stranger, should be one that grabs the soul. To be Grateful, is to feel alive.
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Cast: Dean Chisnall, Bronte Barbe, Gerard Carey, Idris Kargbo.
Here’s a statement: Shrek: The Musical is every bit as colourful, huge and – above all – funny as anything ever staged at the Liverpool Empire Theatre, with sets to die for, costumes that glitter brighter than the Christmas lights on Castle Street, choreography to make Len Goodman weep tears of joy and a cast that is quite simply sensational.
The ghosts of the living
are just as impolite
when it comes to invading
your dreams
as the dead, the dead, the forgotten
and those that were never really there
but whose screams and howls
carry the night
like a matted grey she-wolf
giving birth on a deserted snow filled
field.
The ghosts of the living
taunt you, they criticise and in dreams
their punches, fully weighted,
leave bruises that grow black,
that insult and mock,
even when you know you were right,
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9.5/10
Cast: Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman, Jami Reid-Quarrell.
Doctor Who is known for the bravery it shows in experimenting with the different, with challenging the viewers perspective on how certain stories should be seen or even emotionally felt and the penultimate episode of the current series is no exception to that.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
It is the pull of the hero, the wanting to be in the same room as those lauded and respected that brings an audience back time and time again. Even after 40 years or so, countless gigs, the music never gets old, the stance of the conqueror never betraying time or allowing rust to set in to the mighty engine built frame, you can never truly escape the feel of fire that grows in the stomach, you can never turn your back on the hero.